amadeus hospitality
It’s Possible To Do More With Less During a Labor Shortage: Here’s How
Amadeus | August 9, 2023
As travel continues to recover, some airlines, hotels, restaurants, and event venues worldwide are struggling to keep up with demand due to labor shortages. And while labor shortages are nothing new, the pandemic brought about some fresh challenges, including the phenomenon of “revenge travel,” or the concept of consumers making up for lost time by booking more and longer travel experiences. The overall impact that this increase in consumer demand has had on labor within the hospitality industry has been enormous. The State of Labor Shortages Labor shortages are impacting businesses’ productivity, efficiency, and profitability a...
Amadeus Hospitality’s Ecosystem Approach to Deliver Personalized Journeys in New Era of Travel
Amadeus | May 23, 2023
Research finds travelers today expect personalized, flexible, and sustainable journeys as new data shows the sector continuing to rebound New report explores how the industry will be able to deliver on these traveler expectations through the Amadeus ecosystem approach, combining content across hotels, mobility, and travel insurance Traveler expectations have changed over the past four years – the hospitality industry of 2023 is not that of 2019. These expectations are catalysts for change as today, personalization tops the agenda, with consumers seeking customizable offers when it comes to booking travel. Flexible and sustainable jo...
HSMAI Washington DC Chapter Announces New Board President
HSMAI Washington DC Chapter | February 27, 2023
WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2023) – HSMAI Washington DC Chapter, which serves hospitality professionals throughout the Washington metropolitan area, today announced the appointment of Christopher Zindash, Amadeus Hospitality regional vice president, as chapter president. He succeeds Sheila Hession, executive director of sales at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, who served as president for four years and continues as a board member. Other board members are J.J. Abuelhawa, director of sales and marketing at the Hyatt Regency Dulles in Virginia; Jake de Boer, area manager at Booking.com in Washington; Linda Caruso, director of sales ...
77% of Travelers Want to Travel in the Next Year, With Europe Reigning as Top Destination, According to New Traveler Research
Amadeus | October 14, 2021
LONDON – October 14, 2021 – The survey of 9,074 consumers across France, Germany, India, Spain, Russia, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the US shows the appetite to travel is high. At the same time, it reveals that greater clarity on restrictions and guidelines will be key to unlocking increased traveler confidence. Over a third (35%) of travelers said the current international guidelines around where and how to travel are confusing, making them less likely to book business and/or leisure travel. At the same time, travelers are exhibiting increased openness to embrace technology and a willingness to share health data so they can start ...
Amadeus Launches Agency360+ to Expand Hotelier Access to Leisure and Business Travel Insights
Amadeus | August 31, 2021
By deepening visibility into GDS channel performance, Agency360+™ users can now view additional agency and corporate business production, enhanced with data from Amadeus’ Demand360® More than a year into COVID-19, hoteliers are recognizing that the pace of recovery as well as the segments influencing the return of travel will look different worldwide. Leisure travelers have been driving the most demand for hotels, with business travel gradually increasing. Today, data from Amadeus’ Agency360® shows that the professional services, healthcare, technology, financial, and aerospace/defense sectors are providing the highest contribution...
5 Steps to Building a Successful Hotel Marketing Plan in 2021
Amadeus | January 18, 2021
As hoteliers hope to rebound from the lingering effects of COVID-19, they are presented with the challenges of repositioning, retargeting, and reviving their respective brands to meet the needs of emerging demand in 2021. To capture the most opportunity moving forward, hoteliers will have to look to multi-channel marketing strategies to drive bookings and optimize their property’s ability to return stronger this year. Here are 5 key steps to consider: 1. Take a Data-Driven Approach to Evaluate Market Conditions As each region recovers at its own pace, hotels are now required to have a more in-depth understanding of their feeder markets...
COVID-19 Is Driving Hotel Guests to Focus on Wellness
Amadeus Hospitality | October 7, 2020
Following COVID-19 health concerns, hotels that address the expectations of the new wellness-focused guest will be best positioned to attract bookings in the return to travel. COVID-19 has no doubt created global disruption, particularly in the hospitality industry. Yet, with change comes opportunity, and the chance to reevaluate how we can emerge from the crisis stronger and more resilient. With individuals around the world focused more on health and wellbeing, providing a deeply relaxing and wellness-focused hotel experience is likely to be valued now more than ever before. “It generally takes a major event to be a catalyst for r...
Accor and Amadeus Announce Strategic Partnership Around Business Intelligence
Amadeus Hospitality | September 8, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt travel around the globe, hoteliers face many challenges in running their business and planning for the future. The historical references and past data they once relied on to build their revenue strategies no longer aligns with current market trends, making it more critical than ever to have access to powerful business intelligence tools. To support Accor hoteliers in successfully navigating COVID-19 and to plan for the future, the hotel group has expanded its strategic partnership with Amadeus to include the use of Demand360®. The solution provides the most comprehensive, forward-looking market data in t...
